New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The NYT Connections answers today, Saturday, August 22, 2026, split puzzle #1168 into carpentry tools, kinds of melon, garden hose settings, and pop culture Girls.

NYT's own testers rated it 1.3 out of 5, which makes it one of the gentler boards of the month. It still holds one clean trap.

NYT Connections Hints Today, August 22, 2026 (#1168)

Yellow: Things you would find on a workbench, though every one of them means something else too.

Green: Put the word melon on the end of each of these.

Blue: Twist the nozzle, and this is what changes.

Purple: Add one more word to each, and you have a sitcom, a film, and a girl group.

What Are Today's NYT Connections Answers? Puzzle #1168

Yellow, carpentry tools: CHISEL, ...